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G. A. DUBREUIL.

DEVICE FOR OPENING EYELET HOLES.

No. 257,301. Patented May 2,1882.

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GEORGE A. DUBREUIL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR. TO HIMSELF,

JAOOB HEOHT, AND SOLOMON J. HEOHT, OF SAME PLACE.

DEVICE FOR OPENING EYELET HOLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 257,301, dated May 2,1882.

Application filed March 17, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEO. A. DUBREUIL, ofBaltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented anew and usefulImprovement in Devices for Opening Eyelet-Holes; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention is a device for raising and opening the eyelet-holes ofshirt-bosoms and other garments.

Heretofore it has been customary either to leave such holes to be openedby the wearer by the insertion of the screw of the stud or to open themby a small brad or awl forced downward through the cloth into the boardon which the garment rests. This performs the work imperfectly andinjures the board.

The object of my invention is to facilitate the work of punching, toprevent injury to the board, and to improve the appearance of theshirt-front or other garment after the hole is opened.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents the instrument in sideelevation, Fig. 2 in plan view, and Fig. 3 a transverse section on line00 w of Fig. 1.

In these figures, A and B represent the two arms of the instrument,which are preferably formed in one piece, with a broad flatconnecting-bow, a, of sufficient elasticity to hold the arms, when notunder pressure, a little out of parallelism. The ends of these arms areupset, as shown at b I), or otherwise alittle thickened.

In the thickened portion of the lower arm I which projects slightlythrough and forms a perforated boss, d, upon the upper surface of theenlarged portion of said lower arm. In a hole in the upper arm,directlyopposite this boss, I insert a stud, c, theinnerend of which isturned to fit loosely over the boss (I, leaving, when shut over theboss, sufficient space between its inner surface and the boss for theinterposed cloth. Centrally in the hollowed end of the stud I fix a brador pin,f, exactly in line with the perforation in the boss and adaptedto enter it when the arms are pressed together. The end of the brad isadjusted in relation to the boss at such a distance therefrom that whenthe arms are not under pressure there will be a space between the bossand the end of the brad or pin to allow the cloth to pass between.

I prefer to form the stud with a screwthread, fitted to athreaded holein the end, as shown in the figures, so that it may be easily insertedand easily adjusted. The upper end of the stud is made preferably toextend suffieiently far above to receive the threaded shank of thehandle I), by pressure upon which the upper arm is forced down. Thisthreaded shank serves as a jam-nut to lock the stud in place.

I prefer to make the arms of metal; but any suitable material may beused.

In operating the device, the garment being laid upon the board with thepart which has the eyelet-holes uppermost. I thrust the lower arm intothe garment beneath the upper part and bring the pin exactly over theeyelet'holes which is to be opened. A stroke upon the handle drives thepin through said hole, opening it, and also forcing the concave end ofthe stud over the boss. This presses evenly the cloth downover the studand slightly raises it, giving it a handsome and finished appearance.The hole left underneath also 'serves to contain a part of the screw ofthe stud, which is an incidental advantage.

The details of the device may be varied without departing from thespirit of my invention, which includes more particularly the boss, theconcave end of the stud, and the pin.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The describedtool, consisting of the stud havingconcave end and the central pin, ineombination with the perforated boss set opposite said pin and withsuit-able arms for the pin and boss, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the arms A I3, suitabl y connected, the perforatedboss (Z, the threaded stud 6, having concave end, and pin, substantiallyas described.

3. The described implement for the purpose.

described, consisting ofarms A 13, formed from one piece of springmetal, the lower arm having a boss, d, and the upper a threaded stud,

c, and a handle, the parts being constructed

